Two volunteers among three dead off NSW coast after rescue boat rolls while trying to help sinking yacht
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#75D6G)
Hero' rescuers aged 78 and 62 confirmed dead, while four others made it to shore after yacht broke up
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Two marine volunteers who died while attempting a dangerous rescue mission have been remembered for their courage and heroism.
The men were deployed as part of a six-person Marine Rescue New South Wales team after a good Samaritan saw a yacht in distress near the breakwater at south Ballina, in the state's north, on Monday night.
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